I don't think most Americans realize the true horror of, among other things, our drug prohibition policies and what they've done to Latin America -- particularly the Andes nations.  Our spraying of herbicides alone has wreaked havoc on people's health and agriculture.  In Peru, it's widely believed by the locals that we've tested mycoherbicides there which has spread a fungus that's still keeping some areas from growing anything.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes